Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] it [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It cleaned up the European Car of the Year award for 1992 against some formidable competition , though only two out of the seven British judges gave it top ranking . |
| 2 | Frank bought it last year |
| 3 | And Malcolm Wilson made it two home drivers in the top 10 when he completed the last timed phase in seventh place behind the wheel of his Ford Sierra Cosworth . |
| 4 | After two successive League defeats , Abingdon Town made it third time lucky today with an emphatic three nil win over Horsham here at the Culham Road . |
| 5 | Finally , after 180 gallons of water and three hundredweight of coal going through Jesse , Gerry Williams made it third time lucky . |
| 6 | She was pleased that Faye drank it that way , since without food value it would n't affect her blood sugar level or insulin intake and therefore did n't have to be regulated in quantity and timing . |
| 7 | Miss Honey sensed that Matilda wanted it that way . |
| 8 | Freezing rod rings made it hard work in the Wotsits Open on the Trent at Long Higgin where Simon Roff ( Tri-Cast Barnsley ) fished the feeder at long range for three chub to 4 lb 4 oz in a winning 9–3–8 . |
| 9 | The involvement of influential people , including many heterosexuals , in all areas of public life ; the high visibility of figures such as Ian McKellen and Michael Cashman ; the size and nature of the demonstrations and direct actions made it great television material . |
| 10 | When Kalchu brought it fresh hay and water and even maize porridge it remained aloof and indifferent . |
| 11 | Certainly the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda saw it that way and his long meditation ‘ The Heights of Machu Picchu ’ had ensured that the ancient city acted as a Mecca for all Latin American writers : |
| 12 | Willie liked it that way . |
| 13 | Harry bought it last year to instigate an eighteen-month ground-up rebuild by a dedicated team of experienced Fouga engineers . |
| 14 | Still , the album 's redeeming features made it worthwhile trekking through the odd patches of lacklustre mud . |
| 15 | Nat watched Nat watched it last night ? |
| 16 | Not that the senior management of Even Rudergrams saw it that way , of course , and it took nearly an hour 's arguing before I got about sixty per cent of my agreed fee . |
| 17 | BR closed it last year . |
| 18 | Ivor thought it odd defending champions Europe should go first because tradition , and courtesy , normally allows the visitors the honour . |
| 19 | He was wearing a wetsuit and lifejacket but seawater in the river made it icy cold and he was gasping with exhaustion as he was pulled out , suffering from a shoulder injury . |
| 20 | Though later , driving home , Nathan saw it another way . |
| 21 | The landlord of the Dersingham Arms saw it driven past at about three-twenty pm . |
| 22 | One middle-aged daughter put it this way : ‘ I suddenly realized that my mother and I had changed roles . |
| 23 | Indeed Michael Blair did it full justice several times last night and who says Josef Locke was n't standing in the wings giving it an envied ear … |
| 24 | This was intended to be a temporary measure , but it was so successful that the Chinese authorities gave it formal recognition for the whole of Aglen 's term as inspector-general ( 1911–27 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ I moved out to stay in a hotel and I think Tracie preferred it that way . |
| 26 | It found support in the professional and middle classes , and Treitschke gave it intellectual respectability . |
| 27 | The police announced it this morning . ’ |
| 28 | we did n't know you see , well Geoff paid it last year , well he di he di he did n't have to ! |
| 29 | Silkin 's Bill received an unopposed second reading in May ; for the Conservatives W.S. Morrison gave it general support . |
| 30 | Rumour had it that Peel 's often wayward left-field tastes were becoming too extreme for the radio bosses who were keen to push their bland and sterile daytime DJ personalities . |